Chapter 387: Empire
The black fleet that obscured the sky sailed slowly, and the flag was flying.
Through the clouds, in the distance, a sprawling city slowly appeared on the horizon.
Above the boundless city, there are a large number of pumice stones, and military ports are dense.
Seeing the fleet from afar, the city erupted in earth-shattering cheers.
The monkeys standing on the deck couldn't help but be stunned.
The misty wind swept across his cheeks, and his eyes widened slightly.
On the vast school field, the demon army that stayed behind was arrayed and knocked on the breastplate one by one.
The bustling streets are crowded with people in different costumes, and if you look closely, they are all youkai.
The little demons in uniform robes rushed out of the academy and cheered towards the sky, and the gentleman behind them didn't even have time to stop them.
Huge bells rang from the top of the tower, and the watchman bat demon poked its head out of the stone window and roared, spreading the news of the return of the fleet to all corners of the city.
All the yokai poured into the streets, raising their arms and cheering.
The fleet soon made its way through the pumice stones.
The demon soldiers on the harbor stood in a salute, and the huge wooden mechanical arm hung military supplies that had not yet returned to the cabin.
"Welcome back to the King!" all the youkai shouted, watching the slowly sailing fleet.
The monkey stared up and watched the barracks pass by his head, the sun shining on his face flickering.
"These are...... You have created a miracle...... I thought I was back in Heaven. From this point of view, Heavenly Court has not lost unjustly. β
"It's all thanks to everyone. Yang Chan, who was standing beside him, smiled faintly: "You were right to choose to start with the text first. If it weren't for literacy, they wouldn't know how to create zΓ o. Heaven and earth can't snatch these things. β
Far away. The monkey saw a sprawling black palace perched on a pumice stone in the center. Rough and mighty, that scale is not even inferior to Guanyun Sky Harbor.
"That's ......"
"Qi Tian Palace, your palace, is also the council hall of Huaguo Mountain. The throne of the main hall has been cast for more than 20 years, but no one has ever sat on it. Yang Chan said with a smile.
The wind chimes were already so frightened that they couldn't close their mouths.
The fleets dispersed towards their respective military ports.
The Qi Tian Palace in front of it slowly unfolded the hidden military port, like a peacock opening the screen.
Under the towing of the garrison guards, the flagship entered the port.
Across the empty gully. The monkey saw a large number of clerical monsters in black Confucian robes waiting in front of the hall.
"Welcome back to the King!"
They all knelt down.
"Excuse me!" shouted the monkey.
The drawbridge was lowered.
Step by step down the drawbridge, you are greeted by a big horn in a battle armor and a pretty woman in a light blue dress.
The monkey turned his face sideways and asked, "Is it a Lingxi?"
"Yes. Yang Chan nodded and said softly: "Almost all the generals were transferred to the front line by me before, and there must be someone here who can calm down." She's your goddaughter, and that's a good fit. β
The monkey nodded silently.
In the distance, the big horn gave a military salute to the monkey, and the spirit rhino beside him hurriedly blessed his body respectfully.
"The last general, the Great Horn (Chen Lingxi), visited the king and the Virgin Mary, and welcomed the king's return. β
Seeing the wind chimes behind the monkey, Lingxi was slightly stunned.
"No courtesy, no courtesy. The monkey punched the big horn: "I haven't seen you for more than a hundred years, but you are still gaining weight." β
Bighorn scratched his head awkwardly and smiled.
frowned. The monkey smiled again and looked back at the spirit rhino and said, "And you." Why do you call me 'Great King'? Shouldn't you call me 'Father'?"
Hearing this, Lingxi hurriedly saluted again: "Daughter Lingxi visits her father-in-law." β
It was only then that the monkey took a closer look at his goddaughter.
Petite figure, a light blue dress with white fluff, high tied up long hair and delicate face, it looks like a well-cared for phalaenopsis. Standing with her father, who was tall and fat, didn't look like a good match at all.
Looking at it, the monkey looked up at Yang Chan slightly, and said in a low voice: "I remember that she was very fat when she was a child, where did the rabbit ears and rhinoceros horn......s go?"
These words were accidentally heard by Lingxi, and his little face immediately turned red.
Yang Chan frowned and blinked.
"Can you stop saying that here?"
That's when the monkey shut up.
The guards lined up on the steps blew their huge horns.
With this rough and melodious sound, the monkey walked into the palace step by step under the support of the demons.
The long stone steps are lined with monsters crawling on the ground in black robes.
"These are all enlightened Dao demon cultivators that we have cultivated ourselves. β
Behind them, towering palace buildings, at least three stories high, with black eaves like extended wings, embedded with monster totems with fangs and claws.
Passing by the magnificent carved stone bridge that spans the verdant river, the monkey sees a circular warship gliding through the sky. The guards on the deck saluted one by one.
"That's the internal guard of Qi Tian Palace. β
"Welcome to my king!" The sergeants on both sides of the aisle knelt down and saluted like neat pine and cypress, and their expressions were grim.
In this battle, the monkey had never seen it even in the Heavenly Court, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Walking all the way through the inner school field full of soldiers, through the exquisite and heroic main hall, and the exquisite and ingenious courtyard, Yang Chan directly introduced the monkey into the backyard of Qitian Palace.
All kinds of things along the way have already dazzled the monkeys. It's not that he doesn't have knowledge, but he really didn't expect Huaguo Mountain to develop to such a situation.
In the past hundred years, it seems that Yang Chan has not been idle for a moment.
In the backyard, surrounded by green leaves, a two-storey hall with a height of six feet is a residence for monkeys.
After dismissing everyone and leaving only the monkey and the wind chime, Yang Chan walked into the hall step by step, showing the monkey his achievements for more than a hundred years, and said softly: "Separated by a wall, is the residence of all military and political dignitaries. Including Short Mouth and Lu Liugui, they don't live far away. If you want to summon them, they can be very fast. This time, the Five Demon Kings made outstanding achievements. It won't be long before they move in. Of course. If you don't want to, it's another matter......"
"The internal guard of Qi Tian Palace has always been in charge of the Great Horn, and it is also responsible for the security of the entire area. Now that you're officially moving in, you can consider forming a separate unit to act as your personal guard, with Kuroko in charge. These two forces are completely independent, except for the troops formed by the Five Demon Kings themselves, the rest of the troops in Huaguo Mountain are under the direct jurisdiction of the short mouth......"
"Lingxi's current title is Lingxi County Lord. has been in charge of the East Palace, and he lives not far away. She comes over often......"
"Liugui is now the prime minister, only in charge of government affairs, and is no longer directly in charge of the school. But occasionally I will run to a lesson when I am addicted to class......"
"The Ten Thousand Saints Dragon King is in charge of foreign affairs. After all, he still has a good reputation in the Three Realms, and he has also had dealings with various forces, so it is convenient to deal with them......"
Before he finished speaking, a demon soldier had already cautiously walked in from outside the door, bowed down and said, "The Great King, the Holy Mother of Qi, the envoys sent by the princes are already waiting outside the palace. Prepare for an audience with the King. Whether ......"
Seigneur?
The monkey was slightly stunned.
Yang Chan frowned and said, "Next is the family banquet, let them go back first." Come back tomorrow. β
"No. The demon soldier bowed and withdrew from the outside of the temple.
"Family dinner?"
"Yes. At noon, it is a family feast. In the evening is the celebration, and tomorrow we will meet with the envoys of the princes. As she spoke, Yang Chan walked to the long table step by step and held a bamboo slip in her hand: "They have already prepared the plan, I have also read it once, and now I will read it to you." The list of family feasts is You, Me, Wind Chimes, Lingxi, Short Mouth, Six Crutches, Nine-headed Insect, All Saints Princess Nuan Nuan, All Saints Dragon King, Yi Su, Heizi, Big Horn, Bai Juan, ......"
"Who is Bai Juan?"
"Lady with a short mouth. Yang Chan said lightly.
"Oh. The monkey grinned, and suddenly remembered the marriage of the short-mouthed one he had seen on the moon tree: "Keep reading." β
"There is also my master Yuding real person, grass and small flower ......"
"Who is Grass Flower? Why is this name so strange?"
"Do you remember that fairy grass in the Water Curtain Cave?"
"Is that her?
"It didn't count before, but now it's counted, she is in charge of the internal affairs library, and she can be regarded as the old man of Huaguo Mountain, so I invited it by the way. β
"Okay. The monkey waved his hand and found a chair to sit down.
"In addition, there are Horned Snake, Lingyun Venerable, Shi Yuxuan, ......"
"Blah blah. The monkey hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "What's the matter with these two?"
"Your eighth senior brother often takes his apprentices to Huaguo Mountain to eat, and now they are in Huaguo Mountain. I wanted to come over to greet you today, but I didn't agree. β
"What's going on?" the monkey couldn't help but be confused: "He didn't come when I was there, and he came when I wasn't there, what the hell is this idea?"
"All I know is that he is interested in firearms in Huaguo Mountain. Yang Chan spread her hands and said: "It's up to you to decide whether the Five Demon Kings want to be invited, and this is the seating arrangement submitted by the Internal Affairs Office, I look good, you can take a look." β
"No, no, no, it's up to you to decide, where do I know so much with my eyes black now?"
"If I decide, those five demon kings should not be invited. Please can get closer, but in the end it's not a set, they appear and other people should not be used to it. As she spoke, Yang Chan ticked the bamboo slip with a red pen, thought about it, wrote two more names, and said, "I almost forgot that there is Tingxin and sister-in-law." β
"The two of them too?"
"In. They came to give gifts on behalf of the Four Seas Dragon Palace, do you remember the envoys of the princes just mentioned? Originally, the sister-in-law did not need to be invited...... But you know her mouth, if you know that I didn't have her share in the arrangement, it would be time to turn around. β
"Are they princes?" the monkey's brow furrowed.
"Otherwise, what is it?" Yang Chan asked rhetorically.
"No, no, no, I mean...... Aren't they the princes of the Heavenly Court, why did they come to see me?"
The wind chimes were also surprised.
Yang Chan smiled and said, "When I was in the South Heaven Gate, I sent letters to the Dragon King of the Four Seas, the Ten Palaces of Yama, and even the various gates of the mortal world, but they didn't reply at that time, but now that we have won, the heaven and the earth are no longer the original heaven and earth." Although Sanqing does not say that it is impossible for them to take refuge, they still have to be longer-eyed, otherwise they don't know how to die. β
I took a slow breath. Yang Chan continued: "Of course. There are others. Nearby human nations have also sent people, and they have been paying tribute to us decades ago. After all...... It is easy for us to destroy them, and they are afraid. Knowing that you're back this time has to show you a little bit. β
"Is it okay to meddle directly with the human state?" the monkey was a little worried.
"It's not good, it's like this, Huaguo Mountain is here, they can't turn a blind eye. With their help, it would be much easier for us to gather a lot of materials. Moreover...... It's also good for them to connect with us. At the very least, if youkai harass, they can ask us for help. We have besieged Nantianmen for many years, and if it weren't for the big horns sending troops to cook, these human countries might have been tossed by those newborn little demon kings. β
The monkey couldn't help but think of the years when Tianpeng was emotional, and the entire mortal demon clan was clustered. Huaguo Mountain's siege of Nantianmen should be the same.
After all, the monsters who joined Huaguo Mountain were a great scourge to the Heavenly Court, but they were good to the mortal kingdoms. At the very least, these youkai are restrained. And those "wild" monsters, on the contrary, are easy to exterminate for Heavenly Court. For mortal humans and even Taoist temples, it makes them helpless.
"Hey, that sounds like a tribute from all directions. Huaguoshan has become a super empire, and everyone is vying to pay protection money. The monkey sighed.
Throughout the morning, Yang Chan was constantly introducing the various situations of Huaguo Mountain to the monkeys, and the rolls of bamboo slips were spread out, and the monkeys were dazzled for a while.
Huaguo Mountain is no longer the Huaguo Mountain of the past.
A hundred years ago, Huaguo Mountain was just a simple war machine, and for those monsters who were still struggling on the verge of life and death a moment ago, it was already good to be alive, and there was nothing else to ask for. Dealing with problems is all about prestige, anyway, the monkey alone has the final say, and he can do what he feels.
Now Huaguoshan has developed into a complete society, with various strata, each stratum has its own demands, involving complex interests and relationships. To this end, it has all kinds of cumbersome laws and complex mechanisms. On this basis, they have created a brilliant new culture, but they have also brought all kinds of new problems.
Looking at these things, the monkey couldn't help but feel numb in his scalp, and silently began to admire Yang Chan.
Those monsters knew how stunned the monkeys were. Over the years, how hard has she had to work to figure out this messy thing?
The wind chimes stood aside from beginning to end, and they were stunned when they heard it, and their heads were big.
"What are you thinking?" Yang Chan asked suddenly.
"Nope. The monkey hurriedly said indignantly: "I'm thinking about so many problems to deal with, those five guys actually make trouble for you, it's really ignorant of lifting, I'll teach them a good lesson when I go back." β
"That's not necessary. Yang Chan glanced at the monkey and said lightly: "After I came back from Heavenly Court last time, they have converged a lot, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to let them go to the front this time." β
"It's good to converge. Tilting his head slightly, the monkey sighed: "This time, I saw them fighting very carefully, not like a perfunctory appearance." If this is the case, it is not a bad thing that there are a few more fierce generals in Huaguo Mountain. But...... It's a lot of stuff, and I'm a little ...... I can't stand it anymore. I thought I was still the king of Huaguo Mountain, but I didn't expect you to turn me into the 'Emperor'. β
Yang Chan laughed hehehe: "What does the Mountain King do to gather millions of demons? Drink wine and eat meat? Millions of demons, one spitt is enough for you to drown." Now Huaguo Mountain, there is no trivial matter. β
After staring at Yang Chan for a long time, the monkey said lightly: "You are so powerful, you can actually do this kind of Cheng DΓΉ." β
Silently staring at the bamboo slips on the table, Yang Chan sighed: "I didn't know a hundred years ago, but in a hundred years, everything has been figured out." β
Hearing this, the monkey smiled helplessly, with an apologetic face, but he didn't know what to say.
This is a hundred years of hard work, and in the face of this credit, any words of gratitude are already insignificant.
The two of them were silent for a while, and a demon soldier walked in briskly from outside the door, bowed down and said, "King Qiqi, Our Lady of Qi, Master Lingyun is here, saying that he wants to see the king." β
"Senior Uncle Lingyun?" the wind chimes suddenly came to their senses.
"Do you see?" asked the monkey.
"This is your senior brother, why are you asking me?" Yang Chan squinted.
The monkey thought for a moment and reminded in a low voice, "He seems to be still your master." β
......
At this time, the north of Luzhou.
In the deserted valley, Qingfengzi carefully searches for something in an abandoned village.
The village's original farmland was already overgrown with weeds, and the tiled houses could not be found intact, and there were eroded debris everywhere that looked like they had been abandoned for many years.
After a long time, he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and walked out of a yard where the roof had long been eroded and could not be found, stepping on the gravel all over the ground, frowning.
"What are you looking for?"
A voice came, Qingfengzi was startled, and quickly turned around.
Behind him, Subodhi stood with his hands in his hands, his long white beard fluttering in the wind, quietly watching him.
"Disciple, see Master. Qingfengzi hurriedly bowed his hand.
Su Bodhi walked up to Qingfengzi step by step and said softly: "What are you looking for in this wilderness?"
"A friend of the disciples who originally lived here passed by today and came to visit, but unexpectedly, the village has been abandoned. β
Su Bodhi sighed lightly and said, "How can a mortal friend from more than a hundred years ago be found now?"
"Master, do you know?" Qingfengzi couldn't help but hesitate.
Su Bodhi smiled faintly and said, "If the teacher didn't know, how could he let her worship in the first place." β
Qingfengzi pursed her lips heavily and was silent.
After a long time, Su Bodhi said softly: "This matter has passed, and the teacher knows it, so you ...... Don't look it up. β
With that, Su Bodhi patted Qingfengzi on the shoulder, turning into a gust of wind and disappearing without a trace, leaving Qingfengzi standing in place in a daze. (To be continued......)
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